Chapter XII · Eggs · No. 513
513—Omelet à la Paysanne
Frizzle with butter, in the omelet-pan, two oz. of breast of bacon cut into dice. Add to the eggs one tablespoonful of finely-sliced potatoes sautéd in butter, one-half tablespoonful of ciseled sorrel stewed in butter, and a pinch of concassed chervil.
Pour the whole over the bacon-dice; cook the eggs quickly, keeping them soft; turn the omelet after the manner of a pancake, and tilt it immediately on to a round dish.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 513, p. 189. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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